Utricularia delicatula

Taxobox
name = "Utricularia delicatula"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lentibulariaceae
genus = "Utricularia"
subgenus = "Bivalvaria"
sectio = "Australes"
species = "U. delicatula"
binomial = "Utricularia delicatula"
binomial_authority = Cheeseman
synonyms =
*"Utricularia lateriflora"
"auct. non" R.Br.: Allen (1961)

"Utricularia delicatula" is a terrestrial species of bladderwort and is unique within its genus in being endemic to New Zealand.Bruce Salmon (2001). "Carnivorous Plants of New Zealand". Ecosphere Publications] The specific epithet is Latin for "dainty" and refers to the small flowers of this species. This species has a small geographic range, being found in the northern half of the North Island at low elevations (below 200 m) in the Waikato and in Northland but also farther afield on Chatham Island in the east.

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